Fear of Failure Part Two
Clayton Menyweather • November 1, 2020
Remember… Failure is completely normal. Ask anyone and they’ll be quick to tell you of a time or times when they have failed.
Let us help you with some tips in this three part series blog. Here is part TWO.
2 | Nurture a System for Learning
Failure is a natural part of growth, but it’s really only productive if you react to it in the right way.
You need to be willing to look your failure in the eye, analyse it, and figure out how you can use that information to do better moving forward. One strategy that can be particularly empowering is to develop some sort of system for how you’ll respond to failure. For example, when you realise something didn’t work out as planned, as yourself some questions to analyse the experience and find ways to improve:
- What went wrong?
- If I could do it again, what would I do differently?
- What can I learn from this experience?
- Or, maybe something else—like a sit-down to hash things out with your team or undertake a focused strategy session from a business consultant to form a new plan—is what does the trick for you.
Having this system in place helps to normalise failure and will empower you to view it more as an opportunity, as opposed to a dead-end.
3 | Visualise potential obstacles
One thing that makes the fear of failure so confronting is the uncertainty. Not knowing exactly what could go wrong and send your business crumbling to the ground is enough to keep you up at night. This is why it can be so helpful to visualise any potential obstacles to success. Positive thinking is not enough! Research has shown that the best outcomes are created when we balance positive thinking with visualizing the future obstacles and struggles we will encounter. Taking some time to think about any potential roadblocks can actually reduce the amount of uncertainty you will feel and can increase your chances of doing a better job from the get-go.
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